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Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Joan Collins
108. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff by grade and location involved full-time in the operation of the election observation roster; his plans to increase the number of staff and to have all staff located in the same location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Joan Collins
109. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a review of the election observation roster is being undertaken; if so, if this review will include consideration of the provision of reasonable accommodation to observers with disabilities during the application process and subsequent phases; if persons committed and interested in election observations matters will be invited to participate in the review of the roster; when the review will be completed; if steps to form a new roster will be put into place shortly after the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30126/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Joan Collins
110. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual Irish Aid budget and the budget for the election observation roster in each of the past six years in tabular form; the reason the election observation budget has not been increased in line with the overall Irish Aid budget; his plans to increase the budget to allow an increase to the size of the roster and ensure that more observers are placed on election observation missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30127/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Joan Collins
111. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of the members appointed to the 2018 election observation roster; the number of members who passed and failed security clearance, respectively; if those who failed have been allowed to undertake missions abroad; if his attention has been drawn to concerns that a number of the old 2013 roster members who did not go on elections missions in the previous six years of the old roster have now been reappointed to the new roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30128/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Election Monitoring Missions
Joan Collins
112. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he conducted research in 2018 into the way in which other countries selected and recruited election observers, in particular the deployment of former politicians; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that half do not have former politicians on their selection panels and that those that do treat them like all other observers; the rationale for the policy to reserve 5% of the roster places for former politicians; the reason this policy was not detailed in the call to proposals that issued in 2018; if the place on the roster becomes vacant in the event that a former politician on the roster is re-elected to public office; the way in which vacancies on the roster are filled; if vacancies on the roster have been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30129/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Joan Collins
390. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) submitted a request to sponsor or sub sponsor a community employment scheme; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that in a response dated 16 May 2019, stated that the school was ineligible for the scheme; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that the Constitution acknowledges the role of a parent and guardian as the primary educator of the child; if the application from the school will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30154/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Public Transport
Joan Collins
85. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costings to build and run a national transport training centre; if due diligence and correct procurement procedure has been followed; the procurement procedure that took place; and the documentation and public notice in relation to same. [29512/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Public Transport
Joan Collins
97. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of consultation that has taken place with the wider disability community further to the announcement on 26 June 2019 that the National Transport Authority is to provide funding for the development of a national transport training centre by an organisation (details supplied); and the details of the consultation. [29513/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Garda Transport Data
Joan Collins
285. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles attached to Crumlin, Ballyfermot and Sundrive Road Garda stations as of 31 December 2018 and 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [29313/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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HSE Staff Remuneration
Joan Collins
350. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the cost of the new payroll system in the HSE; the number of workers now paid through the system; the reason the system cannot process bank holiday and Sunday payments, overtime premium pay and subsistence; and if this issue affects all grades on the system. [29100/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Public Transport
Joan Collins
637. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the future for the training centres in Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and a company (details supplied) in view of the fact that Dublin Bus already trains persons with disabilities to use all public transport. [29531/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Personal Public Service Numbers Data
Joan Collins
751. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the 70 plus PPS numbers provided by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to an issue that has been raised of workers being blacklisted. [29185/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Social Welfare Fraud Data
Joan Collins
798. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of allegations of social welfare fraud that were investigated in 2017 and 2018; the number of such allegations that were unfounded; the savings arising from allegations which were upheld; and the cost in staff hours of pursuing such cases. [29650/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Joan Collins
6. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a report (details supplied) that nearly 2 million homes need to be refitted; and his plans to fund and target these homes as part of the Climate Action Plan 2019. [28584/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Warmer Homes Scheme
Joan Collins
12. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if SEAI payments to contractors will be investigated in view of information from a company (details supplied) that payments for contracts are not being paid for up to 12 to 16 weeks after the job has been completed. [28583/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Housing Issues
Joan Collins
58. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent report (details supplied) that the capacity, condition and connectivity of housing here is of serious concern and that 600,000 persons are living in damp or rotting homes. [28582/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Ambulance Service Staff
Joan Collins
182. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new payroll system that came into effect on 2 June 2019 for ambulance workers does not recognise Sunday, bank holidays, overtime, premium and subsistence payments (details supplied); his views on whether it is unacceptable that workers are not being paid in full wages per week; and if the HSE will immediately organise an alternative method of payment to be put in place to ensure workers are paid in full and on time if the new payroll system cannot make these payments [28623/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Joan Collins
244. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the main contractor (details supplied) fully complied with the community nursing unit contract in relation to the €18 million community nursing unit on Tymon North Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will provide the supporting evidence to ensure that the main contractor and its sub-contractors are fully compliant with all employment law as required by the contract at each interim payment made during the contract [28451/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Joan Collins
349. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the main contractor (details supplied) fully complied with the community nursing unit contract in relation to the €18 million community nursing unit on Tymon North Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if she will provide the supporting evidence to ensure that the main contractor and its sub-contractors are fully compliant with all employment law as required by the contract at each interim payment made during the contract. [28452/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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School Catchment Areas
Joan Collins
103. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been no contact with a group (details supplied) on expanding the catchment area of the Harold's Cross school site to include Dublin 8 and Dublin 12. [27132/19]